Hinge.



J. PUDLINER.

HINGE.

APPLIOATION FILED 001215, 1912.

Patented Feb.

JACOB PUDLI'EER, OE ALLENTQW'N. FRIENSYLvANIA.

KIN GE.

Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patented Feb. 4,1913;

Application filed October 15, 1912. Serial No. 725,878.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, JAcon Pcnnmnn, a citizen of the United'States, residing in Allentown, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Hinges, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hinges and con sists of a hinge which is especially adapted for use on the seats and covers of waterclosets or the like.

One object of my invention is to make a hinge which may eats-iii be adjusted to suit seats and covers of different sizesand no ets of difl erent shapes.

Another object of my invention is to construct a hinge that. will take up very little room and which will he durable and may be manufactured at a very low cost.

These objects and other advantages which will be hereinafter mentioned, I attain in the following manner; reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which:v

Figure 1, is a side elevation of suiiicicntof a' water-closet to illustrate my invention; Fig. 2, is a view of similar nature to Fig. lshowing the cover and seatin a raised position; 'Fig. 3, is a Sectional plan view of a hinge taken on the line aa Fig. F'g. t. is a detached perspective view of the hinge shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3; Fig. 5, is a perspective yiew showinn a relative position of two of the ele ments constituting part of my invention; Fig. 6, is a detachedperspective view of a modified form of my invention; and Fig. 7, is a transversesectional view of a form of hinge shown in Fig. 6, showing the parts assembled.

Referring to the drawing, 1 is a bowl of an ordinary watencloset having the usual upper flange 2 with a bore i for the reception of a hinge post 4. The post i is provided with a flange 5 which rests on the upper face 05 the closed flange and has a nut 6 on the lower threaded end; said nut acting to jam against the lower face of the flange 2 and rigidly securing the post 4 to the flange. 2 A. sleeve? is formed integral rith the top of the post 4 and is provided with an inwardly extending flange 8 is clearly shown in Figs. 3 and l. The arm 9 of the hinge is provided \v'th a disicshape plate 10, in the presentinstance, of a diameter equal to the outer diameter the sleeve 7 and the plate 10 is formed integral there with. An extended port-ion 11 having sur- 2 different thicknesses.

V feces l2 and 13, which are circular-'cohvex are of the same contour as the in'ner surface of the sleeve 7 so that the portion; 11 maybe projected and rotated within the sleeve 7 with comparatively no lost-motion. The portion 11 is provided, preferablyvvith cylindrical bores 14-, 15 and 16, in such a manner that each of the said bores ma act as pivot or journal hearings for acy indrical pin 17 011 the other hinge arm 18. Also, as is shown in the accompanying drawings these bores 14, 15 and t6 areso .placed that the bore 15 is concentric and in alinemelnt with the axis of the disk plate 10, and the bores 14 and 16 are eccentric to the axis of the disk. A washer or facing plate 19 is tour shaped to register with the bores 14, 15 and 16 as clearly shown 'in the assembled position in Fig. l. The facing plate 19 in use adapted to engage the inner surface-of the flange 8 as clearly shown in Fig. 3 and is in turn ahutted hy the outer face 21 of the portion 11;

secured to the covers and seats 22' and 23 respectivelv by screws ll and or by any other-means after the parts have been assembled as heretofore stated. if the pin 17 made to engage the bore 15 in' order to form a pivot for the arm 1-8 which is secured to the seat 23, the movement-hf the seat, when raised will he concentric to the movement of the; cover 22. .()n thev other hand. if the pin 17 is made to engage either the here 14 and 15, the upper movement of the cover and seat '22 and 23 will be eccentric to each other and will tend to move the seat 23 at greater distance either forward or backward than it would move if the ment serviceable especially since Witter closets of this nature are often confined to a 1 very small space and are set very close to the wall. and if the seat and cover are thrown oil the -cente'r. in this way not only serves to bring the seat and cover a little farther hack in the raised position but tends to keep them from falling down after they have been raised. Anotheradvantage of this construction is that standard hinges can he made to accommodate seats and coversof Any number of bores, such as 14, 15 and 16. may be made within the ortion 11;

said latter portion being. capab e of being provided with an aperture 20 having acon The arms 9'and '18 of thelhinge may be pin 17 was in the bore 15. This adjustwada ted to on -a e anv of the 'ourna-l hearmade any size. Also, with this construe-E tion a hinge is provided which is very easy of rotation as both the portion 11 and the bore 15 have long surface bearings, and has constructed with the sleeve 7 a flange 8.5 The same is of very compact and neat construction and takes up a'minimum amount I of space and will not tend to rock or'vibrate when being used. Also, the construction is such that the hinge may be readily taken apart and assembled, for example. if it is desiredto change from one position i to another position the same can be done merely by removin the pin 17 and placing it in another one o the bores.

In the modified form of the hinge shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the post. 4" is enlarged at its upper end to form a sleeve 7 and the; arm 9 is provided with a sleeve portion 11" which is adapted to engage the illllLl't surface of the sleeve 7 and rotate therein. i The arm 18 is provided with a pin 17 at one end and the said pin 17 is constructed to fit within the sleeve portion 11 as is clearly shown in Fig. 'L. This construction l forms a large surface hinge hearing which l detached and assembled.

I claim 1. A hinge comprising a member having a plurality of journal hearings; and a mem 1 her capable of engaging any of the said journal bearings.

2. A hinge comprising a movable member having a plurality of journal hearings therein; and a member having a portion ings.

3. A hinge comprising a standard; an; arm having a portion rotatably mounted vvithinthe standard, said arm being provided with a plurality of journal hearings; and a secondarin having a portion capable of engaging and rotating within any of the said journal bearings.

4. A hinge comprising a standard hav-= ing a sleeve at one end; a hinge having a f portion rotatably mounted within the sleeve. 1 said portion being provided with journal: hearin s; and a second hinge arm having:

a portion adapted to engage any of the jourj nal bearings.

5. A hinge ior water-closet seats and covers or the like comprising a standard; means for securing the standard to the portion of the closet; a flanged sleeve on the. standard; a hinge arm adapted to he secured Lo a eoverot' the Mater-closet and having a portion rotatably mounted within said sleeve, said portion having a plurality of journal hearings; a second hinge arm j adapted to he secured to the seat of the closet and having a portion adapted to engage any of the said journal bearings.

t A hinge for water-closet seats and eovers or the llhC- comprising a standard; means for securing the standard to the closet, said standard having a flanged sleeve thereon; a hinge arm adapted to be secured to a cover of the closet and having a porti0n. rotatabl v mounted within the sleeve,

' said portion having a plurality of journal hearings; a plate interposed between the said latter portion and the flange. of the 1 sleeve and having an aperture adaptedto register with the journal hearings; and a ,second arm adapted to he secured to the seat of the closet, and having a'portion adapted to pass through the. aperture in the plate and engage anyof'the journal. hearings.

7. A hinge for water-closet seats and cov fers or the like comprising a standard;

means for securing the standard to the 'eloset, said standard having a flanged sleeve thereon; a hinge arm adapted to be secured to a cover of the closet and having a portion rotatably mounted within the sleeve. said portion having a plurality of journal bearings, said arm having a disk-shape plate thereon and abutting the sleeve; 9. plate inter )osed between thegsaid latter ortion and the flange ,of the sleeve and aving an aperture adapted to register with the journal bearings; and'asecond arm adapted to be secured to the seat of the closet, and having a portion adapted to pass through theaperture in the plate and engage anyof, the Journal bearings.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name'tothis specification, in the presence of 

